<div dir="ltr">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Pei Ching Chuah</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:peiching.chuah@waba.org.my">peiching.chuah@waba.org.my</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt" lang="EN-US">WORLD
BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2018 - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!</span><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">In a world filled with inequality, crises and poverty,
breastfeeding is the foundation of lifelong good health for babies and mothers.
We are excited to announce the slogan of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2018: <span></span></font></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)" lang="EN-US">Breastfeeding:
Foundation of Life </span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></b></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Breastfeeding prevents hunger and malnutrition in all its forms,
and ensures food security for babies, even in times of crises. With no
additional burden on household income, breastfeeding is a low-cost way of
feeding babies and contributes to poverty reduction. Nutrition, food security
and poverty reduction are fundamental to the achievement of the United Nation’s
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Sustainable Development Goals</span></a></span><u><span style="color:blue" lang="EN-US">.</span></u><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt" lang="EN-US"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Objectives of #WBW2018<span></span></font></span></p>

<p class="m_-532777121138969594gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:22.5pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">      </span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)" lang="EN-US">INFORM</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> people about​ ​how​
​breastfeeding​ ​is linked to​ ​nutrition,​ ​food​ ​security​ ​and​ ​poverty
reduction<span></span></span></font></p>

<p class="m_-532777121138969594gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:22.5pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">      </span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)" lang="EN-US">ANCHOR</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> breastfeeding within the
nutrition, food security and poverty reduction agenda<span></span></span></font></p>

<p class="m_-532777121138969594gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:22.5pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">      </span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)" lang="EN-US">ENGAGE</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> with​ ​individuals/organisations​
​working​ ​on​ ​these​ ​issues<span></span></span></font></p>

<p class="m_-532777121138969594gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:22.5pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">      </span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)" lang="EN-US">GALVANISE</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> action to​
​advance​ ​breastfeeding​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​nutrition,​ ​food​ ​security and​
​poverty​ ​reduction​ ​strategies<span></span></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">We all have an important role to play in ensuring the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/images/wbw2017-af-ta1.png" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">growth, development and
survival</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"> of children around the world.<span></span></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Stay connected for more updates on <a href="http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/" target="_blank">http://worldbreastfeedingweek.<wbr>org/</a>
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